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Did My Childbirth Experience Lead Me To Postpartum Depression?

I’ve always wondered how much my stressful birth experience may have contributed to my postpartum depression. I know many of you have had much more traumatic births than I did, but I’ve never forgotten how stressed out I was by the birth of...

Published Mon, Oct 31 2011 9:59 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Widowed Dad in UK Seeks Support for Petition to Improve Perinatal Mental Health Care

Chris Bingley, who lost his wife Joanne to severe postnatal depression, is asking residents of the United Kingdom to join him in a petition for better perinatal mental health care for new mothers. If you live in England or elsewhere in the UK and can...

Published Sat, Oct 15 2011 12:37 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: postnatal depression, Awareness

Please Say Hi

Many of you pass through here without ever saying hello. I understand why. You’re looking for information about postpartum depression but not perhaps ready to speak up. Sometimes I hear from you years later, after you’ve gotten better and...

Published Wed, Sep 28 2011 6:28 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

Husbands’ False Beliefs About Postpartum Depression

I was looking for something in my library of postpartum depression books and came upon an interesting excerpt from Karen Kleiman’s book “The Postpartum Husband.” She lists beliefs some husband’s may have about their wives’...

Published Thu, Sep 08 2011 6:58 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, post partum depression, postnatal depression, PPD, baby blues

How To Get Your Story, Event or News Published on Postpartum Progress

I hope you don’t mind a little housekeeping chat, but this is really important. Especially for those of you who run PPD support organizations, or who are volunteers or professionals with news to share, or are moms who want to share their stories...

Published Tue, Apr 17 2012 1:22 PM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

6 Tools To Help You Feel Supported & Understood Through PPD

We want to make sure all of the mamas out there (and the therapists and MDs and others who are looking for great stuff to support mamas) know about the different kinds of support and tools Postpartum Progress offers. Our goal as a nonprofit serving women’s...

Published Tue, Aug 11 2015 8:11 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD, postpartum depression community, postpartum depression forum, postpartum depression tools

Exercise and Recovery in Postpartum Depression

I remember my postpartum depression and anxiety. I was so overwhelmed fighting for survival day by day, that energy for anything other than that was non existent. On the rare days that I did have energy, my anxiety made me too scattered to focus. My depression...

Published Thu, Jul 02 2015 1:38 PM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression treatment

Esther Dale – Happy Mother’s Day to ALL Moms

For all the mothers out there, of any variety, Happy Mother’s Day. If you are a mother, you are fierce and you are awesome. Whether you are a birth mom, adoptive mom, stay-at-home-mom, work-at-home-mom, employed outside the home mom, mom who goes...

Published Sun, May 10 2015 11:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Mother's Day Rally for Mental Health

Paralyzed By Fear: I Think I Had Postpartum OCD

Before I knew I had PPD and anxiety, I thought the obsession I had with making sure my son was still breathing was normal. I found out eventually that it wasn’t, but not until after I had spent months totally paralyzed by the thought of losing him to...

Published Thu, Apr 30 2015 2:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, postpartum anxiety, Postpartum OCD

Finding Help: Pediatricians Can Defend Against Postpartum Depression

by Lindsay Maloan (photo via Boss Fight) Most moms wouldn’t ask their pediatricians to check them out if they thought something was wrong. After all, they specialize in children, not women. But in the early months of motherhood, moms spend more time at...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2015 6:09 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, PPD, postpartum depression treatment, postpartum depression., postpartum depression pediatricians

Susan Petcher – BIG Announcement Post

Postpartum Progress is thrilled to announce our new Mental Health First Aid – Warrior Mom Scholarship! Our Warrior Mom volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. We hear, time and time again, that after sharing stories about your personal...

Published Mon, Sep 28 2015 7:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

12 Adult Coloring Books for Moms with Postpartum Mood Disorders

If you’re looking for a quality, helpful gift for a mom in your life who is battling postpartum depression, let me suggest something: a coloring book. No, not one featuring the characters her kids’ favorite TV shows. Adult coloring books,...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2015 5:00 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, gifts

Moms With Postpartum Depression Talk About Gun Control Measures

Yesterday, President Obama unveiled his plan for gun control and improved mental health in this country, in response to the tragedy in Newtown. I’ve seen a lot of chatter about mental health on Facebook and Twitter ever since the shooting. Many...

Published Fri, Jan 18 2013 6:40 AM by Postpartum Progress

Filed under: Postpartum Depression

5 Ways To Stop Being Crushed With Worries

I am an expert on worrying. Worry. Worries. Queen Worrier. I can ruminate with the best of them. I can come up with “what ifs” with lightning quick intensity. This is part and parcel of my lifelong battle with anxiety, and for any of you who...

Published Fri, Feb 08 2013 7:08 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: postpartum anxiety, anxiety, worry, stop worrying, worrying, worries

Why You Shouldn’t Lie About Your Postpartum Depression Symptoms

One of the things I’ve always told moms with postpartum depression who are headed to see their doc or therapist is this: Tell them EVERYTHING. Don’t hold back. Don’t lie about or leave out any of your postpartum depression symptoms....

Published Tue, Feb 12 2013 6:22 AM by NEW! from PostpartumProgress.com

Filed under: Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Depression Symptoms

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Did My Childbirth Experience Lead Me To Postpartum Depression?

Widowed Dad in UK Seeks Support for Petition to Improve Perinatal Mental Health Care

Please Say Hi

Husbands’ False Beliefs About Postpartum Depression

How To Get Your Story, Event or News Published on Postpartum Progress

6 Tools To Help You Feel Supported & Understood Through PPD

Exercise and Recovery in Postpartum Depression

Esther Dale – Happy Mother’s Day to ALL Moms

Paralyzed By Fear: I Think I Had Postpartum OCD

Finding Help: Pediatricians Can Defend Against Postpartum Depression

Susan Petcher – BIG Announcement Post

12 Adult Coloring Books for Moms with Postpartum Mood Disorders

Moms With Postpartum Depression Talk About Gun Control Measures

5 Ways To Stop Being Crushed With Worries

Why You Shouldn’t Lie About Your Postpartum Depression Symptoms